Bill Gates Stepping Down
A new direction for the makers of the big blue E is on the horizon...
Yup, you heard me right, no joke. Bill Gates is looking to move on to focus his energies on his philanthropist activities and charities, mainly the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Don't look for any immediate changes; this "phasing out" won't be effective until July 2008.
Microsoft Corp. today announced that effective July 2008 Bill Gates, chairman, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company announced a two-year transition process to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates' daily responsibilities, and said that after July 2008 Gates would continue to serve as the company's chairman and an advisor on key development projects. The company announced that Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie will immediately assume the title of chief software architect and begin working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities, to ensure a smooth transition.
Read all about it here, courtesy of Microsoft.com:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsPR.mspx
-Eric
A new direction for the makers of the big blue E is on the horizon...
Yup, you heard me right, no joke. Bill Gates is looking to move on to focus his energies on his philanthropist activities and charities, mainly the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Don't look for any immediate changes; this "phasing out" won't be effective until July 2008.
Microsoft Corp. today announced that effective July 2008 Bill Gates, chairman, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company announced a two-year transition process to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates' daily responsibilities, and said that after July 2008 Gates would continue to serve as the company's chairman and an advisor on key development projects. The company announced that Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie will immediately assume the title of chief software architect and begin working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities, to ensure a smooth transition.
Read all about it here, courtesy of Microsoft.com:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsPR.mspx
-Eric
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